Last of the "new" M1 Garands??
I have a Springfield M1 Garand, serial #4,340,8XX. The barrel is stamp 9 - 53.
Is this one of the last new M1's produced at the Springfield Armory?
I purchased it in the mid - 70's from a U.S. Air Force Officer (ret.). He told me that he was stationed at Clark AFB in the late 1950's. They had just received a shipment of 50 M1.s He said that about a month later, they received orders that these M1's were now obsolete, and were to be sold at the PX at 10% of acquisition cost, $9.30. He told me that the M1's had never been out of the base armory.
I have the receipt from the PX with the rifles serial # on it and a price of $9.30. He said that he had only fired it about 30 times. The rifle looks perfect.
Is this one of the last new M1's produced at the Springfield Armory?
I purchased it in the mid - 70's from a U.S. Air Force Officer (ret.). He told me that he was stationed at Clark AFB in the late 1950's. They had just received a shipment of 50 M1.s He said that about a month later, they received orders that these M1's were now obsolete, and were to be sold at the PX at 10% of acquisition cost, $9.30. He told me that the M1's had never been out of the base armory.
I have the receipt from the PX with the rifles serial # on it and a price of $9.30. He said that he had only fired it about 30 times. The rifle looks perfect.
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Taperloc, your rifle number 340830XX is not near the last produced I own a Springfield M1 NM Rifle number 6095050. I bought it new at Cp Perry in 1958. I selected one with sn over 6000000 as they had already quit producing receivers and the NM M1 rifles were being built on used receivers. I suspect your rifle dates to the 1940's and was rebuilt with a new barrel in '53. 0 -
According to Scott Duff and several on-line sites, your Garand has a born-on date of 1953, later in that year. Post WWII records aren't always quite as specific as those of the War years. There is an excellent chance that the barrel is original.
Pictures would sure be nice, just for the "drooling" factor.0 -
A better question to ask is, "Is this rifle on the Treasury Dept stolen gun list?"
While the seller's receipt may be genuine, there is no legal way that USGI firearms could be legally disposed of through the PX. There was a "Title X" procedure that allowed a base commander to trade firearms for contractor services, but never sell them. (I'm not saying it didn't happen, I'm saying it wouldn't have been legal.) If it was not accounted for in a subsequent inventory, it could have been reported stolen.
The stolen gun list can only be accessed by law enforcement. If you asked someone to check for you, & it came up stolen, he would be obliged to take action.
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quote:Originally posted by taperloc
IIs this one of the last new M1's produced at the Springfield Armory?
No, not even close to the last one.0 -
Hell0 nmyers,
In addition to the receipt from the PX, I have an original paper titled "Tally-out record for sale of surplus property". This paper sates that it is for 1 ea. Rifle - type M1 .30 cal. and the serial # of the rifle. It is dated 14 Feb 59. The officer signs it.
The retired officer was an FFL at the time I purchased it, and my receipt is hand written and signed on the back of a copy of his license.0
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